Guests who’re doing whale watching needs to wake up very early in the morning to be at the Mirissa harbor by 6.30am and then the boat will only return back by 11.30am – 12 noon depending on sightings. Being stuck in a boat for 5.30 – 6 hours could be uncomfortable and if there’re no sightings, then it would be really disappointing as well. Hummingbird introduces Whale watching by Air as their standard whale watching product which is just a 45 minute flight time for the entire tour and guests can wake up at leisure, have breakfast and then drive to Koggala for the flight. Also the flight is very scenic where they get to enjoy the beauty of the Sri Lankan coast line. Plus the views of the whales and dolphins from air is a sight that is unmatched.